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Answer for the clue "A teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays ", 16 letters:
acanthopterygian

Word definitions for acanthopterygian in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acanthopterygian \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish. [1913 Webster] ||

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context zoology English) Similar to a acanthopterygian.(First attested in the mid 19th century.) n. (context zoology English) Any fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.(First attested in the mid 19th century.) Brown, Lesley, ed. ''The Shorter Oxford ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays [syn: spiny-finned fish ] [ant: soft-finned fish ]